If budget ballot measures fail, governor may release 38,000 prisoners

Sacramento Bee ^ | 5/14/9 | Andy Furillo

[US Navy Vet]

Now he resorts to blackmail! RECALL THIS son of a female dog.

[arista]

If this happens lets hope he starts with the non-violent offenders.

[Red in Blue PA]

CLOSE THE BORDER!

No, not Mexico.....California!

[whitedog57]

Choice: cut union wages or release 18,000 felons into the population to create mayhem.

Can we vote on this?

[ChildOfThe60s]

Typical. They always threaten to cut the most essential services first.

The opposition should issue a public statement that they are going to sue him and the state on behalf of every single person that the released criminals victimize. Say it loud and say it incessantly. And every single time they say it, point out the budget fat that the state is protecting by releasing criminals.

[counterpunch]

“Go ahead... make my day.”
 

[Nervous Tick]

Wouldn’t it be better to furlough 50% of the guards in the greedy bloated union? That there would save a bunch of dough.

[patton]

One article mentioned that about half are illegals - I would support him releasing them on the Mall in DC.

[Vigilanteman]

I still say we release Jesus and crucify Barabbas.

[BigEdLB]

How about layoff 18,000 paper shuffling bureaucrats...

[kidd]

This is the same kind of crap that government pulls at the local level:

“Give the town schools more money or we’ll have to cut sports and music programs.”

Its blackmail. I say, call their bluff.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Yeah, and give all of them 1 year passes for the Metro. Then we’ll see how all those snobs I see reading the WP on it will like it.

Reminds me of when SF started running the bums out of the park and they moved into the liberal neighborhoods and started sleeping and crapping on their lawns. All of a sudden the libs started complaining and wanting action taken.

[patton]

No metro passes - I live next to a metro!

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Now, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration – looking down the barrel again at a massive budget crisis – is talking about letting 38,000 inmates out of prison before their time is up.

Hey Awnuld!...How about first letting all your idiot legislative buddies out of Sacramento?....

[Joe Boucher]

Give us more of your money or the sky will fall the sky will fall,
And the children will go hungry and the old people will be left to die in the heat.
So give us more of your money

[ml/nj]

Close the public schools instead. Fire the teachers and administrators. Rent the empty buildings out to capitalists who want to operate schools. Eliminate any taxes associated with education. Problem solved.

ML/NJ

[CounterCounterCulture]

Now he resorts to blackmail! RECALL THIS son of a female dog.

I'm calling Arnold a terrorist. He's threatening to release prisoners and cut police and fire protection if he doesn't get his way. I refuse to cave in to terrorism.

[mesoman7]

How about...releasing them single file, and when each one walks out the prison gate...someone on the outside yells: “Pull!”

[Ole Okie]

Now, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration – looking down the barrel again at a massive budget crisis – is talking about letting 38,000 inmates out of prison before their time is up.

That's funny.

It's the Closing the Washington Monument solution. With a vengeance.